Posted May 13, 2012 at 9:49pm
Posted May 13, 2012 at 9:49pm
The Hood Internet - Mixtape Volume 6
Another winner. Lately I have been like a teenager, listening to records over and over and over. This one definitely got that treatment at work. Nothings beats electronic, hip-hop dance tracks when you are doing serious data analysis.
Posted May 12, 2012 at 11:18am
Can You Call a 9-Year-Old a Psychopath? - NYTimes.com
Frightening but fascinating.
The fact that I am not a psychopath will keep me from posting this to facebook amidst all the baby pics currently clogging my newsfeed.
Posted May 12, 2012 at 9:20am
The economics of energy conservation
Great article by the Globe & Mail on how price, above all other factors, is what leads to environmental reform.
The author cites Denmark as the test case. While wind makes up 20% of total energy, the rest comes from coal. The real environmental savings have come from reduced consumption, due to high prices. When a car is taxed at 180%, you buy a smaller car, or use a bike. When energy costs 3 times as much as we pay, you put on a sweater. This has allowed DK to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions by 13%, while ours has increased by 30%.
The solution should be simple, but given that last years provincial election platform featured high energy prices, and that Toronto is actually removing bike lanes, I think the chance of any real reform is slim.
Though I did just get a notice saying my windows would be resealed, patio door replaced and that low flow shower heads and energy efficient light bulbs would be put in- so maybe change is coming.
Posted May 5, 2012 at 10:03am
Watch three grandmothers watch the Kim Kardashian sex tape.
If this is some sort of viral marketing for an updated version of the Golden Girls, colour me impressed
Posted May 2, 2012 at 6:58pm
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The amount of unconscious rocking out that comes with this song has garnered many strange looks from my co-workers.
Posted May 1, 2012 at 9:16pm
Posted April 29, 2012 at 10:26pm
Watch this kid have the best day of his life. So great.
I did this as a kid too, except I set up a cardboard cubicle and pretended to work on banking regulation… living the dream now!
Posted April 13, 2012 at 9:13pm
